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Guest Column: This Earth Day, eat as if the environment matters

Heather Moore April 15, 2012

MCT FORUMPeople for the Ethical Treatment of AnimalsHow do you plan to commemorate Earth Day, April 22? I’m going to pick up litter at a nearby river, recycle, use cloth shopping bags and, most important,...

 

Opinion: Don’t overlook suicide

Taylor Miksic April 15, 2012

Taylor Miksic Taylor Miksic is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. More than one million people commit suicide every year. That is equal to...

Letter to the editor: Response to “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes”

Sarahbeth Caplin April 15, 2012

This letter is in response to the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event. While I applaud the intent behind this march, I don’t think it does nearly enough to accomplish its purpose: to educate men and...

 

Opinion: The Secret Service making a mockery of the Obama Administration

Seth Cohen April 15, 2012

Seth Cohen Seth Cohen is a senior magazine journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Comment him at [email protected]. On Friday in Colombia, 11 Secret Service members found themselves...

Our View: Yay for Sheryl Crow!

DKS Editors April 15, 2012

Kent State has managed to pull the Grammy-Award-winning singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow for a concert at Dix Stadium Sept. 8. Tickets for the performance go on sale today through Ticketmaster and at the...

Guest Column: On Equal Pay Day

Juleyka Lantigua-Williams April 15, 2012

MCT Forum (Diversity)Tuesday, April 17, is Equal Pay Day. This date represents how far into 2012 women must work to earn what men earned in 2011. On average, women get paid 77 cents for every dollar men...

Guest column: Community colleges’ learning disability

Community colleges are central to the nation’s higher education system, enrolling almost 30 percent of all postsecondary students. But their record of success is spotty.Nationally, only about a quarter...

 

Opinion: An independent film close to home

Melissa Schwachenwald April 12, 2012

Melissa Schwachenwald Melissa Schwachenwald is a senior fine arts major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. The Cleveland Film Festival presented a variety of...

 

Opinion: It’s possible to have fun without being obnoxious

Hank Venetta April 12, 2012

Hank Venetta Hank Venetta is a senior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. College Fest has been a decadent, disgusting and wretched part of Kent...

Our View: Out-of-wedlock pregnancy costs Christian teacher her job

DKS Editors April 12, 2012

Religious groups typically are pro-life, but what about pro-unmarried pregnancy? One school in Texas, Heritage Christian Academy, fired a science teacher after her announcement of an out-of-wedlock pregnancy....

Our view: We are the 10 percent

DKS Editors April 11, 2012

Have you registered for classes for Fall 2012 yet? If so, did you register for 18 or more credits? If so, did you know you’ll be paying $440 more per credit hour after 17 credits?This new credit-hour-fee...

 

Opinion: Finally, justice for Trayvon

Bruce Walton April 10, 2012

Bruce Walton Bruce Walton is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Wednesday, a Florida prosecutor finally filed charges against George Zimmerman...